So, if I have two turnbuckles that are 11 inches fully closed, Do I make sure the length of cable between the two turnbuckles to be a few inches longer than it should be? Say it's 10 feet in total length, minus the length of the fully closed turnbuckle. So 8 feet of wire (thimble to thimble)?
Since we focus on process and not product, we have not made putting the equipment list in our descriptions a priority. The system in use in this video is from Nicopress. They provide the swaging tool, compression sleeves and a gauge to make sure the connection has been made properly. The wire rope is 7x19 galvanized aircraft cable in the 1/8" size. The thimbles are general duty thimbles for wire rope. You can find all specifications at www.nicopress.com/
The sleeves are designed to get longer as you compress them. If you compress the ends first, then you are not allowing that to happen. The rating of the termination is directly related to the surface area of the copper touching the cable, so if you don't let it spread properly, there is less surface area, thus less friction, thus less strength.
Why should there be some “play” in the thimble? I would have thought that it would be better to have none, the logic being that that would prohibit the thimble from rolling off the cable (which has happened to me).
Too much play is a problem, but so is squeezing the loop too tight, as sometimes happens when the swage expands. You can build tension into the termination if you are not careful. Leaving just a little play make sure you have got it just right.
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So, if I have two turnbuckles that are 11 inches fully closed, Do I make sure the length of cable between the two turnbuckles to be a few inches longer than it should be? Say it's 10 feet in total length, minus the length of the fully closed turnbuckle. So 8 feet of wire (thimble to thimble)?
what is that press called? It would be very helpful if you can put names, or links of all the equipment, hardware, cable .. etc
Since we focus on process and not product, we have not made putting the equipment list in our descriptions a priority. The system in use in this video is from Nicopress. They provide the swaging tool, compression sleeves and a gauge to make sure the connection has been made properly. The wire rope is 7x19 galvanized aircraft cable in the 1/8" size. The thimbles are general duty thimbles for wire rope. You can find all specifications at www.nicopress.com/
Why can't you compress the middle of a compression sleeve last?
The sleeves are designed to get longer as you compress them. If you compress the ends first, then you are not allowing that to happen. The rating of the termination is directly related to the surface area of the copper touching the cable, so if you don't let it spread properly, there is less surface area, thus less friction, thus less strength.
Why should there be some “play” in the thimble? I would have thought that it would be better to have none, the logic being that that would prohibit the thimble from rolling off the cable (which has happened to me).
Too much play is a problem, but so is squeezing the loop too tight, as sometimes happens when the swage expands. You can build tension into the termination if you are not careful. Leaving just a little play make sure you have got it just right.